incorruption
noun
Simple meaning
Having integrity or probity.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪnkɚˈʌpʃən
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Definition
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noun
Characterized by integrity or probity
archaic
The state of being incorrupt.
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This meaning: Characterized by integrity or probity
Used this way, incorruption is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It turns up most in ethics or values contexts.
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- Positive
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Honest and open
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Ethics/values
Usage note
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Sense: characterized by integrity or probity
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